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Arlington Park (formerly known as Arlington International Racecourse) is a former horse race track in the Chicago suburbs of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Once called the Arlington Park Jockey Club , it was located adjacent to the Illinois Route 53 expressway and serviced by the Chicago and North Western Railway .
Arlington Heights is known for the former Arlington Park Race Track, home of the Arlington Million, a Breeders' Cup qualifying event; it also hosted the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships in 2002. The village is also home to the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, which has one of the largest collections of books in the state.
Arlington Park is one of two commuter railroad stations along Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the village of Arlington Heights, Illinois. The station is located at 2121 West Northwest Highway ( US 14 ) and Wilke Road, within Arlington Park Race Course , and lies 24.4 miles (39.3 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago . [ 2 ]
The new Chicago Bears Stadium is a proposed fixed-roof stadium to be constructed on the Museum Campus in Chicago, Illinois or possibly in Arlington Heights, Illinois at the site of the former Arlington Park Race Track. It would be the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Construction is hoped for 2025 and is hoped to ...
Arlington Heights village officials have proposed a compromise over the Chicago Bears’ property tax for the site of a potential domed stadium in the suburb that would significantly cut the team ...
(The Center Square) – As the Chicago Bears continue to push for public funds for a new lakefront stadium, the team now says they have reached a deal with Arlington Heights on property taxes. The ...
The attempt to move the meet to Sportsman's Park Racetrack failed, but in 1979 racing was moved to Sportsman's Park. In 1980 the track officially opened for a 72-day thoroughbred meet beginning at the end of September. In 1985, Arlington Park burned to the ground and Hawthorne Race Course gained all summer dates except Arlington Million day. In ...
Longtime baseball fans celebrate the Rangers World Series win and share what they think it means for the city of Arlington.